Miami man who says he's rightful owner of Havana's airport sues American Airlines

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10. Amazon sued for marketing charcoal produced on land seized by Cuba in 1960s

Source: Reuters

WORLD NEWS SEPTEMBER 26, 2019 / 6:38 PM / UPDATED 4 HOURS AGO

Amazon sued for marketing charcoal produced on land seized by Cuba in 1960s

Sarah Marsh
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HAVANA (Reuters) - A Florida resident is suing Amazon (AMZN.O) for marketing charcoal produced on land he says Cuba confiscated from his grandfather after the 1959 revolution, the latest in a recent slew of lawsuits regarding the island piling up in U.S. courts.

The lawsuit was filed in Florida on Thursday, the day after another was filed accusing American Airlines (AAL.O) and the Latam Airlines Group (LTM.SN) of trafficking in stolen property for using Havana’s international airport.

Such lawsuits were allowed by U.S. President Donald Trump’s activation in May of a controversial provision of the 1996 Helms Burton Act that had been waived by every previous president due to opposition from the international community and fears it could create chaos in U.S. courts.

So-called Title III allows U.S. citizens, including Cuban Americans, to file lawsuits against both Cuban entities and foreign companies over property seized after 1959.

In the lawsuit filed on Thursday, Daniel Gonzalez says he is the rightful owner of 2,030 acres of land in Cuba’s eastern Granma province that were nationalized in 1964.

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